Lakeland, Florida -- Starting in October, downtown Lakeland will offer a new type of metering system in the parking lot at Munn Park and Lot D located at 200 N. Kentucky Avenue.

The pay by space meters are solar powered and they make paying for parking more convenient than ever. The new pay by space meters accept nickels, dimes, quarters and dollar bills, but they also accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit and debit cards.

Polk County, Florida-- Motorists can expect several lane closures throughout Polk County next week.

Starting Monday, Sept. 9:

Duke Energy will be replacing poles and power lines along a 1.25-mile stretch of the eastbound travel lane of CR 630 just west of Fort Meade. Work will require intermittent lane closures for three to five weeks.

Polk County, Florida- A public notice from the Polk County Sheriff's Office recently announced that several intersections throughout the county will lose school crossing guards beginning this coming school year.

We've included the public notice word-for-word below:

The school crossing guards at the following locations within Polk County will be removed, effective this upcoming school year: